Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium

Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
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Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium is located in North Carolina
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Location within North Carolina
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium is located in the United States
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium (the United States)
Full nameBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
LocationBoone, North Carolina 28608
Coordinates36°12′42″N 81°41′36″W / 36.211554°N 81.693245°W / 36.211554; -81.693245
OwnerAppalachian State University
OperatorAppalachian State University
Capacity1,000[1]
Record attendance1,376 (Baseball; Appalachian State vs. Wake Forest; April 11, 2023)[2]
Field sizeLeft field: 338 feet (103 m)
Left center: 390 feet (120 m)
Center field: 415 feet (126 m)
Right center: 383 feet (117 m)
Right field: 333 feet (101 m)
SurfaceAstroTurf
OpenedApril 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
Tenants
Appalachian State Mountaineers (NCAA) 2007–present

Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium is a baseball stadium in Boone, North Carolina, that is home to the Appalachian State baseball program. Prior to using Beaver Field, the Mountaineers used Lackey Field. The stadium was dedicated on April 10, 2007, with the Mountaineers claiming a 6–1 victory over Gardner-Webb.[3] Appalachian selected AstroTurf as the playing surface for the new stadium, joining a select group of NCAA Division I and MLB programs to use the mix of silica sand and cryogenic rubber to emulate natural grass.[4] The stadium has been mentioned in national publications for its beauty, especially during the fall season.[5]

The stadium has seating for 1,000, including grandstands behind home plate, grass seating along the first base line, and fire pits that seat 4-6 people in the outfield. The student section at Smith Stadium is located in the grandstands on the first base side.

In addition to Beaver Field, Smith Stadium is also home to Beaver Clubhouse, Don and Pat Phillips Indoor Hitting Facility, and a press box.

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References

  1. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineer Baseball 2014". Appalachian State University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2014. PERMANENT SEATING FOR 1,000 plus grass seating for thousands more
  2. ^ "App State Baseball Sets Attendance Record in Matchup with No. 2 Wake Forest". App State Athletics. April 11, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium". Official Athletics Site. Appalachian State Mountaineers. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "FieldTurf Adds Appalachian State to Rapidly-Expanding Baseball Family" (Press release). FieldTurf Tarkett. January 7, 2007. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2007 – via PrimeNewswire.
  5. ^ Chesterton, Eric (November 15, 2019). "Appalachian State's baseball stadium is paradise". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2022.


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